Datadesk Smartboard Keyboard

By Xah Lee. Date: . Last updated: .

The Datadesk Smartboard is around ~2006.

smartboard keyboard
Datadesk Smartboard 〔image source www.datadesktech.com

This one is truly the most innovative, best, ergonomics keyboard, back in 2006. Had a chance to see it in real life at last Northern Cal keyboard meetup. 〔San Francisco Bay Area Mechanical Keyboard Meetup 2018

features not in Microsoft Natural Keyboard (1994)

other common features:

smartboard keyboard keys
Datadesk Smartboard's mechanical switch. 〔image source geekhack.org
smartboard keyboard 2
〔image source www.atpm.com

Note the non-staggered key layout. Excellent.

The design of this keyboard is:

Best of all, it's only $100. All other ergonomic keybinding with mechanical switches costs at least $220. 〔see Best Ergonomic Keyboards, Xah Pick

See one review here: SmartBoard USB5000 Review By Christopher Turner. At http://www.atpm.com/12.05/smartboard.shtml.

This keyboard used to be on Amazon around 2010 or before. According to reviewers at Amazon, the company Datadesk Tech seems to be around as early as 1990s, and the company seems to be one-man running in basement. Not sure if it is still available.

Call them up on their website and see if they still sell it. at www.datadesktech.com. (if you do, please leave a comment.)

Smartboard Manual